Massachusetts House Of Representatives' 4th Norfolk District
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Norfolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the
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of the
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. It covers parts of Norfolk County and Plymouth County.
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James Murphy of Weymouth has represented the district since 2001. Candidates for this district seat in the
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are Paul Rotondo and incumbent James Murphy.


Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * part of Hingham * part of Weymouth The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Plymouth and Norfolk district.


Former locales

The district previously covered: * part of Quincy, circa 1927 * part of Roxbury, circa 1872


Representatives

* James Guild, circa 1858 * Samuel Walker, circa 1858 * Henry Willis, circa 1858 * Charles W. Bryant, circa 1859 * Robert C. Nichols, circa 1859 * Roland Worthington, 1859 * Albert A. Brackett, circa 1888 * Talbot Aldrich, circa 1920 * Josiah Babcock, circa 1951 * Roy C. Smith, circa 1951 * Robert B. Ambler, 1965-1991 * William D. Delahunt, circa 1975 * James M. Murphy, 2001-current


See also

* List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections * Other Norfolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives:
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Images

;Portraits of legislators 1908 Edward Draper Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Edward Draper 1923 Benjamin Franklin White Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Benjamin Franklin White 1935 Arthur Burgess Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Arthur Burgess Charles Hedges Massachusetts House of Representatives 1935.png, Charles Hedges 1945 Josiah Babcock Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Josiah Babcock 1945 Roy Smith Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Roy Smith 1967 Robert Ambler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Robert Ambler 1975 William Delahunt Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William Delahunt 1995 Paul Haley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Paul Haley 2005 James Murphy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, James Murphy


References


External links


Ballotpedia
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League of Women Voters of Hingham
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